Comparison

Stand to Reason vs Reformed Perspective

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Stand to Reason

This app provides Christians with resources to deepen their understanding of faith and articulate a reasoned defense of classical Christianity. Access podcasts, blogs, articles, and letters to build confidence in your beliefs.

Highlights
  • Weekly radio and video podcasts
  • Daily blog
  • Featured articles
  • Solid Ground and mentoring letters
  • Key articles on defending Christianity
  • Social media sharing
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Get equipped anywhere, anytime with Stand to Reason’s free app. Stand to Reason trains Christians to think more clearly about their faith and to make an even-handed, incisive, yet gracious defense for classical Christianity and classical Christian values. Get Greg Koukl’s weekly radio and video podcasts, STR’s daily blog, the weekly featured article, a selection of Solid Ground and mentoring letters, and a some of the essential articles on topics key to defending Christianity and building your own faith and confidence. Connect with STR on Facebook and Twitter, and share the podcasts with your friends on Facebook and Twitter. For more training tools, visit www.str.org The Stand to Reason App was created with The Church App by Subsplash. Mobile app version: 6.21.3

About

Reformed Perspective

Access a wide range of religious content, including news, articles, reviews, a podcast, and daily devotionals. An internet connection is needed for full features.

Highlights
  • News and articles
  • Movie and book reviews
  • Real Talk podcast
  • Daily devotionals (Manna, Nearer to God)
  • Access to website content
Features
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Welcome to the official Reformed Perspective app. Use it to access Reformed Perspective’s wealth of News, Articles, Movie and Book Reviews, the Real Talk podcast, and our two daily devotionals: Manna, and Nearer to God. An internet connection is required for full functionality. For more information about Reformed Perspective, please visit: https://www.reformedperspective.ca The Reformed Perspective app was developed with the Subsplash App Platform. Mobile app version: 6.23.8

Screenshots

Stand to Reason3 screens
Reformed Perspective2 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Reformed Perspective at 5.0 against Stand to Reason's 4.7. Stand to Reason's advantage is review sentiment (87% vs 71%) and ratings volume (59 vs 5). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Reformed Perspective holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Stand to Reason has 59 ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 87% of Stand to Reason's written reviews are positive against 71% of Reformed Perspective's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Stand to Reason ships an update every 4 months, Reformed Perspective every 2 months. Both last shipped on November 1, 2026.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Stand to Reason versus Reformed Perspective: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterStand to ReasonReformed Perspective
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (59 ratings)5.0 (5 ratings) — better
Positive reviews86.9% of reviews — better71.4% of reviews
Number of ratings59 — better5
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsEvery 2 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TV — betteriPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.115.1
Further details — not scored
Size52 MB56 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperStand to ReasonReformed Perspective Foundation Inc

Customer experience

Stand to Reason

All ratings58 ratings
Positive91.4%
Neutral3.4%
Negative5.2%
Written reviews61 reviews
Positive86.9%
Neutral8.2%
Negative4.9%

Reformed Perspective

All ratings5 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews14 reviews
Positive71.4%
Neutral21.4%
Negative7.1%

Bugs and requests

Stand to Reason

Reported bugs

7 issues
  • Garbled audio playback
  • Errors on all devices when watching videos
  • Cannot play audio
  • Broken links in resources section
  • Blog section yields error message
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  • Audio playback issues after update
  • Podcast restarts from the beginning after a phone call

Requested features

11 requests
  • Search bar for easy navigation
  • Offline access to written content
  • Ability to search for material like on the website
  • Include a search box for easy navigation
  • Add J. Warner Wallace's podcast to the lineup
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  • Dark mode option
  • Offline availability of information with refresh
  • Include a search box for easy navigation of material
  • Zoom or font size increase
  • Fix audio playback issues
  • Fix podcast restarting problem

Reformed Perspective

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Stand to Reason

No in-app purchases

None

Reformed Perspective

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Stand to Reason free?
Stand to Reason is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Reformed Perspective free?
Reformed Perspective is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Stand to Reason or Reformed Perspective?
Reformed Perspective is rated higher. Stand to Reason averages 4.7 out of 5 from 59 ratings, while Reformed Perspective averages 5.0 from 5 ratings.
Do Stand to Reason or Reformed Perspective have ads?
Neither Stand to Reason nor Reformed Perspective shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Stand to Reason or Reformed Perspective?
Stand to Reason ships an update every 4 months, and Reformed Perspective every 2 months. Most recently, Stand to Reason was updated on November 1, 2026 and Reformed Perspective on November 1, 2026.

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